Nidal Badarny
Directing
Biography
Nidal Badarny is a Palestinian Director and Standup Comedian, born in 1984. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in theatre and acting at The University of Haifa in 2009, and received a Diploma in Film Directing in 2014. He founded and co founded some of the important films and theatre initiatives among the Palestinian minority in the in the 1948 territories, such as “Elsharea Theatre Group” (2009), “The Comedy Trio” (2012) and “El Manshar Art and Production” (2013). At El Manshar, Badarney was the art director of many independent theatrical productions, and the director of two documentary films “30 of March “ (2013) "waiting for farajallah "(2019) and short comedy “Villagers" (2015.)
Known For
Beirut, 1982: a young Palestinian refugee and an Israeli fighter pilot form a tentative bond in their attempt to make their way across war-torn Lebanon back to their home.
Zaytoun
We are taken behind the scenes of a play in-the-making: The play is Samuel Beckett’s WAITING FOR GODOT—starring a group of young 48-Palestinians. One by one, we are introduced to a variety of characters: the play’s director, actors, and other ordinary people. As we delve further into each of their lives, the film reveals the startling parallels between the themes of the play and their own. Everyone is waiting for something: a permit to build a house, better work conditions, a starring role in a film. Much like Waiting for Godot, our heroes are awaiting Faraj Allah… something that may or may not come.
Waiting for Farajallah
Between the uprising of 2000, the Dignity Uprising of 2021, and the war on Gaza in 2023, the specter of fear looms over Palestine, deeply ingrained in its psyche and spirit, leaving behind unforgettable scars.
Post Trauma
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